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| code [ kōd ] |
noun (plural codes) |
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1. system of letters, numbers, or symbols: a system of letters, numbers, or symbols into which normal language is converted to allow information to be communicated secretly, briefly, or electronically
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2. information system of letters or numbers: a system of letters or numbers that gives information about something such as postal or telephone areas
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3. comput computer information: a system of symbols, numbers, or signals that conveys information to a computer
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4. law public administration rules and regulations: a system of accepted laws and regulations that govern procedure or behavior in particular circumstances or within a particular profession
  the penal code
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5. way of behaving: a set of unwritten rules concerning acceptable standards of behavior
her moral code
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6. medicine patient with no heartbeat or breathing: a patient whose heart has stopped beating or who has stopped breathing
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slang
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verb (past and past participle cod·ed, present participle cod·ing, 3rd person present singular codes) |
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1. transitive verb put something in code: to put a message or text into code
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2. transitive verb comput write computer program: to write a computer program that provides instructions to a computer
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3. intransitive verb genetics provide genetic information: to act as or provide the genetic information that enables a polypeptide, RNA molecule, or one of their constituent groups to be produced
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refers to codons or genes
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4. intransitive verb medicine undergo heart or breathing stoppage: to go into a state in which the heart has stopped beating or the lungs have ceased to function
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slang
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| [Late 16th century. < Latin codex "block of wood, book, set of statutes"] |
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| cod·er noun |
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